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Animal Names. Episode 4, Lizard.
While Europe was busy conquering the world, the Americans dug up the fossils of the largest animals to ever walk the Earth.
Did they name them for being the largest?
You know the answer, of course not.
What about the long neck and tiny head or the tail just the same but no head or the secondary brain in its arse?
NEVER! They named it “Sauropod” meaning “Lizard foot” like every other four footed reptile.
Animal Names. Episode 3b: Largest cont.
… and then the French decided to call all the big herbivores “Pachyderme” from Greek pakhúdérma (thick+skin).
Because you need a thick skin to deal with the French?
Or was it the Romans?
Animal Names. Episode 3a, Largest cont.
… What about its sticky-outie teeth?
Its flexible nose?
Its legs like umbrella stands?
No! No! No!
So what did they call it?
Elephas, possibly from Phoenician through Greek and we have no proof what that meant. …
(It possibly meant “Ivory”, Homer used it as such)
Animal Names. Episode 3, Largest.
Then Hannibal introduced the Romans to the largest living land animal.
Did they name it for being the largest?
Of course not, too easy.
Did they name it for its big flappy ears? No. …
Animal Names. Episode 2, Pot Belly.
It started with the Greeks.
They went to north Africa & were shown this huge beast on the riverbanks.
Did they name it for its pot belly? Too easy.
How about its fat legs? Peg like teeth? No, no!
They called it hippopótamos: Water horse.
Love to see you saddle that buster!
Animal Names. Episode 1, Introduction.
One of the things that really annoys me is giving stupid pseudo Latin or Greek names to animals.
Read on for examples …
Podcasts of November
In the last couple of days two discussions I had have been posted to the internet as podcasts. They both spend quite a bit of time on gender before talking about my work but I’m really quite happy that I managed to cover both in a consistent manner. Continue reading “Podcasts of November”
10 Years a Comedian, 3 in a Skirt
It’s official. Tessa & I, with a mystery guest, are doing a show in the 2019 Auckland Fringe festival. We are going to to an open-mic where Tessa is the MC & I am all but one of the acts.
We’ve renamed the show, previously Stand-up in a Skirt, to 10 Years a Comedian, 3 in a Skirt.
Each act will be a short performance from my past that is significant in my development as a comedian. The video of the original performance will play silently while I perform to the original script. This gives the authenticity of the historical performance coupled with my vastly improved performance skills.
We’ll be performing it 20th to 23rd of February. The first two days at the Pump House in Takapuna and the last two at TST Studio in Eden Terrace.
Following our joint show, Tessa will be doing her solo show. Same nights, same venue. We’re looking at some way of doing joint ticketing for loyal fans.
Watch this space or my comedy page on Facebook for more details.
Stand-up in a skirt early planning
I’ve started creating my next solo show which will be a return, both literally and thematically, to my comedy roots. My working title for the show is Stand-up in a skirt (SUIS), although that may well change before I actually perform the show.
SUIS is the story of the development of my comedy before and since my realization I needed to transition. Continue reading “Stand-up in a skirt early planning”